Why did they vote for leaving Ukraine? Because they were threatened by a new fascist government that came to power through a coup, instigated and supported by a foreign power. The people of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, were the ethnic Russians who formed the majority and had lived there for generations, from long before they became Ukrainians ..... and nobody asked them if that was their wish, at the time.

Russia was also under threat from the new government. The Russians were there legally by agreement with the elected Ukraine government in their naval base at Sevastopol. That was under threat as this new government in Ukraine were going to tear up the treaty.

The US had spent $5bn over a number of years to work toward ‘Regime Change’ by deposing the elected President.

The threats came from various anti-Russian, Ukraine political parties, that were now in power, that had a philosophy based on National Socialism (NAZI) and made it very clear of their intent toward ethnic Russians. They were predominantly extreme right wing nationalists.

The Russians did not invade Crimea, they were there legally by treaty. By this treaty they were allowed up to 25,000 but had 18,000 military in Crimea. Both the people of Crimea and Russia saw the threat, maybe from different angles, but a threat no less.

The Russians then went contrary to International Law and left their bases to neutralise the threat posed to civilians by the Ukraine military who were under ordes from Kiev. The Russians effectively confined them to barracks. When the decision was made, the Ukraine military that wanted to return to Ukraine were given civilian clothes and provided with transport to return. The rest remained, volunteered to join the Russian army or were allowed into Russia as refugees.

IMO: This action may have been technically illegal, but it saved hundreds, maybe even thousands, of lives and property destruction. In this ‘invasion’ nobody died, or was even injured and there was no damage to homes or infrastructure. The people demanded their right to self determination and called for a referendum. The result was almost unanimous for breaking with Ukraine, but that vote did not support the Western vision.

Russia recognised the result of the vote, but the Western powers did not. When Russia was asked to re-absorb Crimea back into Mother Russia..... they agreed.

OK ...... so the lock-down was an illegal act but why do you not recognise the illegal acts of their accusers and the untold death and destruction their illegal acts are responsible for? Iraq, Libya and now Syria? All have the common denominator ..... US regime change ...... that is also illegal under International Law ...... and yet it is ignored. Every time US/NATO aircraft enter Syrian airspace .... it is a breach of International Law ...... and yet it is ignored. Russia is condemned for helping and arming ethnic Russians in Eastern Ukraine to defend themselves from a rather nasty, illegally imposed Government but when the US arms and supports rebels in Syria trying to overthrow an elected government ...... it is ignored.

NATO surrounds Russia with weapons of mass destruction and is then surprised when Russia moves a few battalions to its Western border...... and then the West regards Russia as the aggressor! Automatically I get the association with missiles/ Cuba/Kruschov/JFK. Watch the video in the first post ....... Putin makes sound common sense, the NATO spokesman from the Warsaw meeting sounds like he is threatening war!

Robin Hood wrote:The people of Crimea had a referendum in which the result was a staggering 95.5% in favour of breaking from Ukraine. Russia was requested by the people to be taken back as part of Russia.

Yes the 99% of russians living in the crimea voted to join RF this is because the 99% of Crimean Tatars were deported to siberia by stalin On 25 June 1946,the Crimean Tatars were deported for alleged collaboration with the Nazi forces. A total of more than 230,000 people - about a fifth of the total population of the Crimean Peninsula at that time - were deported, mainly to Uzbekistan. 12,075 Bulgarians, 14,300 Greeks and about 10,000 Armenians were also expelled.

Robin Hood wrote: The people of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, were the ethnic Russians who formed the majority and had lived there for generations, from long before they became Ukrainians

Total rubbish 98% of people in UKraine are Ethnic Ukraine - NOT ethnic Russians - the ´split´ comes that from 1780 the east of the country was in the russian empire,and then in 1918 the USSR and everyone was forced to speak russian by law , and the WEST part was in AUSTRIA (1780-1918) and POLAND (1918-1940) who were more western and allowed UKraine culture . THE WEST HALF OF THE COUNTRY WAS ONLY IN THE USSR FROM 1944 to 1991 - only 46 years

Robin Hood wrote:[i]The Russians did not invade Crimea, they were there legally by treaty. By this treaty they were allowed up to 25,000 but had 18,000 military in Crimea. Both the people of Crimea and Russia saw the threat, maybe from different angles, but a threat no less.

The Russians then went contrary to International Law and left their bases to neutralise the threat posed to civilians by the Ukraine military who were under ordes from Kiev. The Russians effectively confined them to barracks. When the decision was made, the Ukraine military that wanted to return to Ukraine were given civilian clothes and provided with transport to return. The rest remained, volunteered to join the Russian army or were allowed into Russia as refugees.

IMO: This action may have been technically illegal, but it saved hundreds, maybe even thousands, of lives and property destruction. In this ‘invasion’ nobody died, or was even injured and there was no damage to homes or infrastructure. The people demanded their right to self determination and called for a referendum. The result was almost unanimous for breaking with Ukraine, but that vote did not support the Western vision

Russia recognised the result of the vote, but the Western powers did not. When Russia was asked to re-absorb Crimea back into Mother Russia..... they agreed.

I have sent your details in under FARA - its up to them what they do about it

22 U.S.C. §§ 614(a) and (b) - This material is distributed by ROBIN HOOD on behalf of The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

If you expect a russian in the west to let you get away with this anti-nato anti-western anti-europa anti-jewish and by default a danger to british serving troops on the russian front line then think again i did my national service in the Red Army and i dont need a arm chair general to tell me about the facts of the FSB.

Paul ZKTV wrote:If you expect a russian in the west to let you get away with this anti-nato anti-western anti-europa anti-jewish and by default a danger to british serving troops on the russian front line then think again i did my national service in the Red Army and i dont need a arm chair general to tell me about the facts of the FSB.

The sources are Western ..... BBC .... and the US Government. The rest is common knowledge! So British troops are serving on the front line? Really? ..... which Russian front line is that ..... the NATO front line ? Putin has already apologised for having the audacity to locate his country's border so close to NATO's eastern boundary and for flying his aircraft in International air space ....... close to NATO air space, and for sailing his fleet in International waters just off Russia's coast. What more do you want him to do?

OK. So you have told us all you are a Russian Jew of dubious EU nationality ....... with a chip on his shoulder and hates useless elderly people in general but especially if they are British.

Robin Hood wrote:The people of Crimea had a referendum in which the result was a staggering 95.5% in favour of breaking from Ukraine. Russia was requested by the people to be taken back as part of Russia.

Yes the 99% of russians living in the crimea voted to join RF this is because the 99% of Crimean Tatars were deported to siberia by stalin On 25 June 1946,the Crimean Tatars were deported for alleged collaboration with the Nazi forces. A total of more than 230,000 people - about a fifth of the total population of the Crimean Peninsula at that time - were deported, mainly to Uzbekistan. 12,075 Bulgarians, 14,300 Greeks and about 10,000 Armenians were also expelled.

Robin Hood wrote: The people of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, were the ethnic Russians who formed the majority and had lived there for generations, from long before they became Ukrainians

Total rubbish 98% of people in UKraine are Ethnic Ukraine - NOT ethnic Russians - the ´split´ comes that from 1780 the east of the country was in the russian empire,and then in 1918 the USSR and everyone was forced to speak russian by law , and the WEST part was in AUSTRIA (1780-1918) and POLAND (1918-1940) who were more western and allowed UKraine culture . THE WEST HALF OF THE COUNTRY WAS ONLY IN THE USSR FROM 1944 to 1991 - only 46 years

Robin Hood wrote:[i]The Russians did not invade Crimea, they were there legally by treaty. By this treaty they were allowed up to 25,000 but had 18,000 military in Crimea. Both the people of Crimea and Russia saw the threat, maybe from different angles, but a threat no less.

The Russians then went contrary to International Law and left their bases to neutralise the threat posed to civilians by the Ukraine military who were under ordes from Kiev. The Russians effectively confined them to barracks. When the decision was made, the Ukraine military that wanted to return to Ukraine were given civilian clothes and provided with transport to return. The rest remained, volunteered to join the Russian army or were allowed into Russia as refugees.

IMO: This action may have been technically illegal, but it saved hundreds, maybe even thousands, of lives and property destruction. In this ‘invasion’ nobody died, or was even injured and there was no damage to homes or infrastructure. The people demanded their right to self determination and called for a referendum. The result was almost unanimous for breaking with Ukraine, but that vote did not support the Western vision

Russia recognised the result of the vote, but the Western powers did not. When Russia was asked to re-absorb Crimea back into Mother Russia..... they agreed.

I have sent your details in under FARA - its up to them what they do about it

22 U.S.C. §§ 614(a) and (b) - This material is distributed by ROBIN HOOD on behalf of The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

What a clown you are!

1946 ....almost 70 years ago, when Russia was the USSR ......1780!!!! ...235 years ago!!! ..... 1918 !!!! .. 98 years ago ...... next you will go back a few thousand years and claim the land was given to the natives as a Devine gift!!!! Ukraine was only declared an independent State in 1991.

I feel sorry for the british troops that traitors like yourselfs get money from the UK and work with its enemiesMost normal people thought it was just drunk football fans and daft women who didnt want more darkies in the their streetbut now it become clear that people like you have been destroying the peace in EUROPA ...If british troops die fighting the Russians then people should point at you in the street and say shame shame shame ....

ps im not a russian jew - i went to school in the UK but am east german and worked with the RED ARMY day in days out and if it was not for the USA you would be in a dirty bed sit in bognor ...mind you the way its going with your ´magic beans´ health care that could still happen ..

Smart people can see through it and know there is no Russian threat or agrresive actions and there is nothing to fight Russia about. Sheeple will be lead to their doom and unfortuantely, the consequences will be far reaching.

Smart people can see through it and know there is no Russian threat or agrresive actions and there is nothing to fight Russia about. Sheeple will be lead to their doom and unfortuantely, the consequences will be far reaching.

The aggressive actions are coming from the Americans and Nato.

Well what do you can british people who dont stand behind their troops in the front line ???seems to me that a lot of light has been shone in dark corners where people hid from the world ..